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Good evening.....or good night all no depending on where you are watching from.
Alot of people didn't watch this match for much of the 90 mins, they're not following the match on Social media platforms and they are ones who came here later to be saying "slim win", "France scrapped through"...blablabla...when France dominated this match in every discipline and all Paraguay did for 90mins + is park the bus, play very violent negative and aggressive football....surprisingly, the officials of this match did not even try to do something about most of the synical fouls on France...😳
Glad Didier Deschamps kept his cool and managed his team's emotions well enough...so yes, it was a much deserved win for France and Paraguay should be Ashamed that they came here with such negative football ...

Jamboscore:
Good disrespect from the French team. I love that

Not disrespect really...with a vengeful team like this Paraguay sidw..it's better to stay far from them

Deschamps quickly heading his boys away from that toxic Paraguay team so they won't get them to get a post match send-off

fineboynl:
This Paraguay strong oh. Them hold France. If nor be that penalty. France for find it difficult oh. Now that they are husling for goal. Their net is free now

Nah...they're playing very dirty.....unless you just joined the view

This is what I said earlier, slow down the tempo of the game, Stay very alert and get the ball through the wings ...
10 mins extra time...alot of time for things to happen

bentenny:
Jesus which kain Paraguay players be this?
Hitting someone several times in his tummy and yellow card?

It's not Paraguay fault anymore...its the officials in charge of this match ...starting from that clueless centre ref. I blame...
In any case, this is the perfect timing for Cherki to come in...Dembele has done his bit ...even if he was not at his best tonight

For some reason, this referee and VAR have not done justice to this match...these Paraguayans are horrible, just fouling, elbowing, kicking and nothing...
Now Kone gets a yellow card for fouling Paraguay...there's got to be some consistency man!

I think Deschamps and his psychologist should talk to his boys...they should beware of Paraguay...they will definitely continue to aggravate the French team...if they fall for it...it could be any of these two things:
1. Get a key French player sent off....
2. Get a key French player to miss the next match if they win...
Anyways, this Paraguay team will not leave this pitch without a physical fight if they lose here tonight

fineboynl:
If France score. That net will be open as Paraguay try to score back. But for now everything is about defense

Spot on...its about to go down!

prinsam30:
My brother why's Messi playing all the PK

I was just concerned that it could be a distraction ...but thank God he scored a good penalty at the end

why not Dembele who had the ball initially..

Well, mbape scores....
Now the game will open up...Paraguay have mo choice now but to come out and play and try to win too...not bus parking party

heartofcity12:
They need a player with more stamina like Doue for this match truly, nice substitution, coz this Paraguays are only giving Wrestlemania vibes

Spot on...now he's earned them a penalty...I hope they convert.....Dembele is holding the ball. Paraguay all over the place crowding him now...hope they score

there's a stamp...and that should be a penalty...clear penalty 🙄

France is turning up the screw but a big right hand by the Paraguay goal keeper to keep a long range shot out....this is what France should have done in first have rather than try to work the ball into the net...
Corner......

Mbape with his signature blistering run ...didn't need a 2nd touch there...that was poor control ..., hand ball and a very good defensive challenge by Paraguay there...
Goal keeper down....

The annoying thing about football is that..Paraguay playing the way they played the first half will change nothing and if France don't change something to unlock them early.....France will start getting frustrated and that's when Paraguay come out to try get a goal....and once they score..they go back to their default tactics in this match and hope to win...this is why football is not always mathematics, FIFA rankings and big names...thecexception for me will be squad depths and I think France has it....squad depth!!

Jamboscore:
I agree. Certain changes should be made too. Dembele and Barcola should both be subbed off. Bring in cherki and Doue.

Barcola.....yes, but Dembele is not the sort of player I will take out when France hasn't scored a goal....infact if France has a 2-3 goal lead and the match is at 85th minute you can rest Dembele and bring in a defender .....a half fit, limping Dembele should not be substituted in an important knockout match like this one......my humble opinion

1st half over...
Looks like Paraguay game plan has worked so far...
France has huffed and puffed but not a goal to show for their effort in this 1st half.

Paraguay have camped back most of the time and when they come forward, the press the French defence hoping they'd make some mistake they can capitalize on...and I think twice they've come close to catching the French defense line at it

France should probably slow down the pace now...pull the breaks on their wave of attacks, pass the ball around a bit to draw Paraguay out of that walled-up 18' box

HelenaWills:
This guy wey dey mark Mbappe no wan allow am breathe at all.

He'd probably be on his way for an early shower soon if he doesn't do that fairly....so far he's been nothing but nasty!

Jamboscore:
That's a violent conduct and should be looked at

Unfortunately, the ref does not, the Ref assistant close to the action does not call ref attention and the dubious VAR in this Worldcup does not call for a review....shame!

A Paraguay guy swipe a hand across Mbape's chest or face while off the ball but ref instead gives a corner kick from Dembele's deflection ...VAR should look at this but they don't

Saliba threading dangerously....why drag the guy down in front of referee.. just why drag him down at all??

Paraguay are trying to take the game easy and waiting for a moment of magic...I sew they are also very tricky on the ball when they go forward

Paraguay has come straight outta water break to push forward...maybe the game will open up a bit now

This Kone ball control no be here...
1st Aqua break

Barcolaaaa!!! That was horrible...that Paraguayan guy will feel that pain for the rest of this half...
good call....yellow card!

Ref please don't give any SOFT contact penalty no matter how the players put up a drama like they've been shot with a big gun.. we want to see good football

ogelekpomgam:
France go beat Paraguay yayaaayaaaaa...

Football can be cruel bro...everything looks good on paper until a chain of actions start changing things...so still too early

France mounting initial pressure here

Angelfrost:
I honestly don't know what they came to this world cup to do...!

Like, they were planning to defend and park the bus all the way to the world cup title?!!

...And how is Jordan Ayew still starting games for that team?!!

Smh!!!

Their Current coach is actually reputed to be one of the exports of "Parking the bus" for 90 mins...The Ghanaian FA perhaps knew what they were doing when they hired him in the "evening of the 2026 worldcup"🤔

Jason and these boys are sounding delusional 😂 at the interviews already...dudes just go back and prepare well for the next major international footballing events and learn game management...
It would have been better to keep your shape and lose this game at 1-0 than these ridiculous scoreline !